How to Get Started Selling Chalk Couture

A few days ago I shared how to quickly and easily create chalkboard art with Chalk Couture – and since then I’ve gotten tons of questions from lots of readers about selling Chalk Couture as a business. If there’s anything I love more than making my world a bit prettier – it’s empowering others to live the life of their dreams. So if you want to start a Chalk Couture business, then this post is for you!

If you’re not sure what Chalk Couture is, then be sure to check out this post which tells you all about it. Starting a Chalk Couture business is so simple, surprisingly cheap for an upstart, and can be done in minutes.

Selling Chalk Couture 101

To get started, you’ll need a starter kit. It’s $99, and worth over $230.

Besides the Chalk Couture starter kit – what other fees are involved?

Once you’ve all signed up to start selling Chalk Couture and ordered your starter kit – you’re considered an independent designer. All Designers have their own website, hosted on Chalk Couture – and the fee to run that site is $19.99 a month (but it’s 100% maintenance free!)

To offset this cost, you get a free transfer each month as part of the Chalk Couture Monthly club.

That’s it. $99 to start + $19.99 a month to run your site (and your first month’s site fee is FREE!)

What are the perks of selling Chalk Couture?

First, you get 40% off on all you order. You can order inventory to sell in shops or do local make and takes (that you can charge for!) – or just stock up for yourself.

You get 25% of all online orders – which makes it super easy because you don’t have to pack or ship anything… just sell the products online and it’s SO easy!

If you begin building a team below you, you’ll also earn from their sales, too!

You also get to be part of an amazing creative community that’s pretty awesome!

If for any reason you decide you don’t want to be a designer – no problem! It’s easy to close your shop with no hard feelings at all!

Additional from me: Constant Support to Grow Your Business!

Since many of the designers under me have never sold anything online, I’m here for you. All designers who sign up with me are invited to be part of a private Facebook Group where I teach you how to grow your Chalk Couture business from the ground up (and as an online entrepreneur for over 10 years – I’ve got the tools you need!)

I often get asked: Do I have to be a pushy salesperson? Nope! I’m not going to push you at all – I’ll give you the tools, but I know everyone wants to run their business differently.

You may want to sign up only to get the discount so you can create signs & handmade goods to sell at craft fairs or shops (YES! You can do that!!)

You may be a hardcore crafter who fell in love with the product (because it’s very addictive!) and wants to get it cheaper.

It’s totally up to you!

You may want to build a crazy big team of designers. But maybe you don’t know how to train them. I’ll support you. I’ll hold your hand and train your people, too! The more designers you have under you, the more money you’ll make – so it’s the best way to grow a big business!

About Gina Luker

Gina Luker is a writer, photographer and lover of all things quirky. She's usually found with a drill in one hand and a cocktail in the other while blogging along the way. She's addicted to coffee, polka dots, rock stars, Instagram, and everything aqua.

Hey Jennifer, is there something specific you are looking for? The first step is to purchase your starter kit, if you read the post it gives detailed info but I am happy to help if there was something else 🙂

Ordered from you the bike set and paints and now want a starter kit and join your team. Went on web to sign up and it wouldn’t let me sign up. Said I could only use letter,numbers ets what can do…. Thank you. Cathy

Hi Cathy,
I would love to have you on my team! It sounds like you may have entered a space when you entered your shop name. Give it another try and make sure there are no spaces. Let me know if you have any problems and we will get it figured out. You can also email me directly at gina@theshabbycreekcottage.com 🙂

I am a stay at home mom and I love to craft for myself. I am looking for a way to make money while being a stay at home mom. Is this something that I could be successful at selling? And how do I start a website?

I think we are soul mates! You had me at cocktails, polka dots, coffee and aqua! I’m not so great with IG, but maybe one day! Ha. I found Chalk Couture while looking for fun and personalized gifts for new nieces/nephews and wedding gifts for my family. I think if I try it I may want to become a designer. That being said, I am not a salesy sales person. I’m fun,helpful, a hot mess sarcastic mom,sure…but pushy is not a word to describe me. I think I would love to make fun items and maybe make an income while I pull the SAHM gig. So for some newb like me with basically no social media presence could it work? Do you have a huge team? How do they/we help each other? Thanks so much for any info. HerRoyalMomness aka Mel

Hey Melissa! You sound like a fun hoot 🙂 You don’t need to be saley, a lot of people are super successful at selling the Chalk Couture products to friends and family or by having parties (like the old Pampered Chef parties) The products are so fun and easy they pretty much sell themselves and you are right, they make awesome gifts!! I am very helpful and involved with my team and no, it isn’t huge. Let me know if you need/want any additional info or you can sign up, all of the info is in the post. Also, you can quit at anytime if you decide it isn’t for you 🙂

Hello. I’m thinking of signing up but would rather start with the Spring /summer catalog since the holidays are over.
Is there a time to do that or wIll that be the one you start with at this point anyway.

Hi Gina. How do you start with building your own team? Like Do you have to no matter have a sponsor? I don’t want to sound rude, but I just want to start my own and not “be under someone” you know what I mean?

No worries, but you have to start with someone and then build your team from there. You don’t need to ask for any help or really answer to anyone, that is unless you need help or want to, you are just part of their team. I am under someone else too but have been building my team all on my own, like my own business but I had to start with someone too, it is just how it works 🙂 I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions.

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